Submitted by Rafael Santana (rafael.silvasantana@ufpe.br) on 2017-08-30T18:08:16Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Dissertação_UM MODELO DE ESCRITÓRIO UNIFICADO DE PROJETOS E PROCESSOS_Caio_McIntyre.pdf: 6348725 bytes, checksum: fdf9ecef0d296e1cd7a6050411db2fdf (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-30T18:08:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Dissertação_UM MODELO DE ESCRITÓRIO UNIFICADO DE PROJETOS E PROCESSOS_Caio_McIntyre.pdf: 6348725 bytes, checksum: fdf9ecef0d296e1cd7a6050411db2fdf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-26 / FACEPE / O crescimento das iniciativas de gestão de projetos e de processos de negócio nas organizações tem deixado cada vez mais evidente o importante papel que essas disciplinas exercem no auxílio da condução das estratégias organizacionais. Tanto os escritórios de gestão de projetos (do inglês, Project Management Office ou PMO) quanto os escritórios de gestão de processos de negócio (Business Process Management Office ou BPMO) deixaram de ser somente guardiões dessas competências e se tornaram verdadeiros agentes de execução da estratégia, norteando a organização rumo aos seus objetivos estratégicos. Neste cenário, em que os dois escritórios deveriam trabalhar de forma coesa em prol da estratégia, é frequente que tenham discordâncias, duplicações de funções e prioridades conflitantes. Com o objetivo de criar uma maior sinergia entre a gestão de duas competências que são consideradas veículos da execução da estratégia organizacional, este trabalho propõe um modelo de implantação e atuação para escritórios unificados de projetos e processos. Para formular este modelo foram feitas revisões de literatura, proposto seis elementos para análise de escritórios e em seguida foram feitas análises comparativas de modelos de escritórios de projetos, modelos de escritórios de processos e das sinergias conhecidas entre os dois escritórios. Os seis elementos de análise foram passos necessários para estruturação, objetivos do escritório, posicionamento estratégico, local de inserção na estrutura organizacional, atividades desempenhadas e papéis e responsabilidades. O modelo unificado foi então proposto com diretrizes baseadas nos seis elementos e com uma estratégia de implementação do modelo que detalha os doze passos necessários divididos em quatro fases. Trata-se de um modelo adaptável, cuja aplicação deve ser feita de acordo com a realidade de cada organização. O modelo foi posteriormente submetido a um survey de validação com especialistas. Além de mostrar alguns pontos de melhoria, o resultado da validação serviu para ratificar a aderência do modelo de escritórios unificados de projetos e processos aos conceitos das duas disciplinas, sob os aspectos de utilidade e aplicabilidade do modelo. Palavras-chave: Escritório de Gestão de Projetos e Processos. Escritório de Projetos. Escritório de Processos de negócio. Modelo unificado de escritório. Diretrizes de escritório de gestão. / The growth of project management and business process management initiatives in the organizations has been making it more evident that these two disciplines play crucial roles in the roll-out of organizational strategies. The PMOs (Project Management Offices) and BPMOs (Business Process Management Office) are no longer only playing the roles of guardians of these competencies but have become true agents of strategic execution leading the organizations towards their strategic goals. In this scenario in which both offices should work in a cohesive manner to benefit the strategy, it is frequent to see struggles because of disagreements, duplicated functions and conflicting priorities. With the objective of increasing synergy between the management of these two disciplines that are considered vehicles for the execution of the organizational strategy, this work proposes a model for a unified project and process management office. To formulate this proposal, literature reviews were conducted, six management office analysis elements proposed and comparative analysis of project management office models, business process management office models and known synergies between both offices made. The six management office analysis elements were steps to implement a management office, office objectives, strategic positioning, insertion site in the organizational structure, activities and roles and responsibilities. The unified model was then proposed with its guidelines based on the six elements and an implementation strategy that outlines the twelve necessary steps divided in four phases. This model is an adaptable one and its implementation should be adapted according to the reality of each organization. The model was then submitted to a validation survey answered by specialists. The validation served its purpose by showing possible points of improvement and by ratifying its adherence to the concepts of both disciplines, its utility and its applicability. Keywords: Project and Process Management Office. Project Management Office. Business Process Management Office. Integrated Office Model. Management Office Guidelines.

A regulação assistencial é um importante instrumento de gestão pública que tem como objetivo viabilizar o acesso dos usuários aos serviços de saúde. No entanto, há estudos que apontam que não há um equilíbrio entre a oferta e a demanda por serviços da atenção secundária no SUS. Na presente pesquisa questiona-se como está efetivamente estruturado o acesso a esse nível de atenção e quais os principais entraves para a efetividade do acesso. O objetivo consistiu em analisar o processo de acesso à atenção secundária da saúde buscando identificar oportunidades de melhoria. O foco desse estudo foi o acesso à especialidade médica de gastrocirurgia dos dois hospitais secundários integrantes do complexo do Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto. Foram realizadas entrevistas com gestores, médicos e demais profissionais envolvidos no processo. A partir das informações coletadas foi construído um mapa dos processos utilizando o software Bizagi e a notação de modelagem de processos de negócios (BPMN). A partir da descrição e análise, foi verificado como os processos descritos poderiam ser otimizados. Foi possível identificar que os dois processos estudados, apesar de terem o mesmo objetivo: prover acesso a atenção secundária de saúde, possuem diferenças marcantes. As vagas são distribuídas aos municípios na forma de cotas no processo de acesso ao HEAB enquanto que no acesso ao HERP há uma regulação compartilhada entre o DRSXIII e o próprio hospital. Os principais problemas identificados foram: absenteísmo dos usuários nas consultas; guias de referência incompletas ou ilegíveis; dificuldades de relacionamento entre os profissionais e organizações de saúde; demora para agendar consulta, entre outros. Concluiu-se que existem pontos no processo que não estão coerentes com as normas que o regulam e que há dados que podem ser utilizados para medir o desempenho do processo, como a proporção de casos novos e de pedidos de interconsulta; distribuição de vagas por município e situação após primeira consulta. Concluiu-se ainda que os problemas identificados podem ser solucionados a partir da implantação de melhorias sugeridas como: melhorar a comunicação e a triagem nos municípios, realizar treinamento dos funcionários e divulgar protocolos aos envolvidos. / The assistance regulation is an important public management tool that aims to facilitate users\' access to health services. However, studies show that there is not a balance between supply and demand for services in secondary care in the Unified Health System (SUS). In the present study it casts doubt on how the access is effectively structured to this level of care and what the main obstacles to the effectiveness of access are. The aim was analyze the process of access to secondary health care seeking to identify opportunities for improvement. The focus of this study was the access to medical specialty Gastrosurgery of the two hospitals that are members of the complex of the General Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School (University of São Paulo). Interviews were conducted with managers, doctors and other stakeholders. From the information collected, a map of the processes using the Bizagi software and the notation for business process modeling (BPMN) was constructed. From the description and analysis, it was verified how the described processes could be optimized. It was possible to identify that the two processes studied have the same goal: provide access to secondary health care, have marked differences, such as how the distribution of vacancies. The vacancies are distributed to municipalities for quotas in the process of access to HEAB while access to HERP there is a shared regulation between the DRSXIII and the hospital. The main problems identified were outpatient non-attendance (absenteeism), incomplete or illegible reference guides, relationship difficulties between professionals and health organizations, long wait for schedule consultation, among others. It was concluded that there are points in the process that are not consistent with the rules that regulate, there is data that can be used to measure the performance process, as the proportion of new cases and requests for referral; distribution of vacancies for municipality and situation after first appointment. It was possible concluded also that the problems found can be solved through the implementation of suggested improvements; such as how improve communication and sorting in the municipalities, conduct employee training and disseminate the protocols involved.

The aim of this thesis is to map how the most common process-oriented methodologies and standards govern the issue of process ownership, define the role of a process owner and a comparison of these with a current practice in the corporate environment. The first part describes the theoretical concepts related to process management, including a description of selected methodologies. The following part is a questionnaire and its description followed by the expected responses based on previous theories. The last, third, part of the thesis contains an analysis based on the data obtained from the questionnaire respondents compared with the stated hypotheses and its evaluation.

Orientador: Mauricio Ferreira Magalhães / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T01:16:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nader_MarcosVaninePortilhode_M.pdf: 1214383 bytes, checksum: 40e83a8be1c7e86e788d810a8799f6b8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Duas áreas importantes estão em desenvolvimento: Gerência de Processos de Negócios (Business Process Management) e Orquestração de Web Services (Web Services Orchestration). Ambas têm um objetivo que é integrar aplicações ou outros processos que tenham interfaces web services, usando o paradigma de processos de negócios. Uma linguagem que vem sendo difundida para essas aplicações é a BPEL (Business Process Execution Language). Este trabalho apresenta um framework aplicável à análise e verificação de processos de negócios escritos em BPEL através do uso de Pi-Calculus. Pi-Calculus é uma álgebra de processos que possui mecanismos formais para criação e ativação de processos que se comunicam através da troca de mensagens em canais, usando o modelo de rendezvous síncrono. Nesse framework, o processo BPEL é traduzido para um programa Pi-Calculus. Uma Máquina Virtual Pi-Calculus (MVP) recebe o programa Pi-Calculus e produz todas as reações possíveis, ou seja, gera todos os caminhos de execução que o programa pode seguir. A partir desse resultado, efetua-se a verificação de propriedades como: atendimento às especificações de mais alto nível, ordenação de eventos e ocorrência ou não de deadlocks. Em termos práticos, uma ferramenta desse tipo pode ser incorporada aos Sistemas de Gerência de Processos de Negócios (Business Process Management Systems - BPMS) para ampliar a cobertura de testes durante as fases de análise e implementação de um processo dentro do seu ciclo de vida. Nesses tipos de sistemas, a reparação de um erro durante a fase de execução é muito mais custosa que nos sistemas tradicionais / Abstract: Two important areas have been in development lately: Business Process Management and Web Service Orchestration. In both of them, the objective is to integrate applications with web services interface through business process paradigm. A number of languages have been proposed with consensus being formed around BPEL (Business Process Execution Language). This dissertation presents a framework for BPEL processes analysis and verification through Pi-Calculus. Pi-Calculus is a process algebra with formal mechanisms for processes creation and activation; these processes communicate sending and receiving messages through channels using the synchronous rendezvous model. In this framework, the BPEL process is translated to a Pi-Calculus program, A Pi-Calculus Virtual Machine (MVP) receives a Pi-calculus program and executes all possible reactions, that is, it generates all execution paths possible to be taken. With this result, the properties such as high-level specification accomplishment, events ordering and deadlock freedom are verified. In practical terms, a tool of this sort can be part of a Business Process Management System (BPMS) to broaden test coverage during the analysis and implementation phases within a process life cycle. In these kinds of systems, a repairing mistake during the execution phase is more complex than in traditional systems / Mestrado / Engenharia de Computação / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

Det är allt vanligare att organisationer och dess processer genomgår en digital transformation föratt uppnå konkurrensfördelar. Organisationer letar ofta efter effektivare sätt att utföra processer.För att effektivisera processer kan digitala verktyg som Robotic Process Automation (RPA)användas. RPA har under de senaste fem åren blivit populärt bland organisationer då RPA oftastger en snabb return on investment (ROI). Vid ett strukturerat införande av RPA i organisationerkrävs ett förändringsarbete då det kan uppstå utmaningar som behöver hanteras. Befintliglitteratur inom RPA-området beskriver olika typer av metoder och utmaningar vid införande avRPA, men lite är känt om hur utmaningar och förändringar påverkar RPA-införandet och när deförekommer. Studiens syfte är därför att identifiera vilka utmaningar som uppkommit vidinförandet och när de förekommer. Studiens frågeställning lyder: Vilka utmaningar iförändringsarbetet finns det vid införande av RPA? Studien visar att utmaningar som uppkommer bör hanteras i tid för att inte påverka senareaktiviteter i RPA-införandet. Studiens slutsats är att det finns många olika typer av utmaningarsom en organisation ställs inför i förändringsarbetet när de för in RPA. Studiens resultat påidentifierade utmaningar är motstånd i organisationen, förändringsledning,processbeskrivningar, utveckling av RPA och övervakning av RPA. Det bidrag som studien tillförtill forskningsområdet är när utmaningar vid ett RPA-införande kan förekomma och hur derelaterar till varandra under RPA-införandet. / It’s common that organizations and their processes goes through a digital transformation toachieve competitive advantages. Organizations are often looking for more efficient ways ofexecuting their processes. To achieve efficiency in organizations, digital tools like RoboticProcess Automation (RPA) could be used. During the past five years RPA has become popularamong organizations due to a fast return on investments (ROI). When in a structured wayimplementing RPA in organizations, change management should be applied to handle potentialchallenges. Existing literature within the RPA field explains different types of models andholistic challenges when transitioning to RPA, however, little is known about how these changesare affecting the RPA-implementation and when they occur. Consequently, the purpose of thisstudy is to identify what challenges organizations have met during the implementation and whenthe challenges occurred. The question of the study is: What challenges in the change process isthere when implementing RPA? The study shows the importance of managing the challenges that arise initially to prevent futureissues in the RPA-project. The conclusion is that there are many different types of challenges thatan organization will encounter in change management when implementing RPA. The result of thestudy identified following challenges, organizational resistance, change management, processdescription, development of RPA and monitoring of RPA. The contribution of the study to theresearch area is when challenges during a RPA-implementation can occur and how challengesrelate to each other during the RPA-implementation.

El presente trabajo tiene como finalidad explicar cómo se pueden resolver problemas relacionados a la indisponibilidad de servicios de TI del puesto de trabajo digital tradicional. Asi como también, cómo alinear a los empleados, la tecnología y procesos para mejorar la eficiencia operativa en una empresa del sector minero que se encuentra en una iniciativa de transformación digital para seguir la tendencia de la minería 4.0. Para lo cual se propone el uso de una plataforma Cloud computing que ofrezca los beneficios del concepto digital modern workplace. El cual consiste en modernizar el puesto de trabajo a través de tecnología que proporcione a los usuarios movilidad, alta disponibilidad de los servicios, herramientas de colaboracion innovadoras y seguridad de la información de los datos corporativos. Para demostrar ello, el presente trabajo se divide en cinco capítulos. En el primer capítulo se desarrollan aspectos introductorios acerca de la organización objetivo que tiene una situación problemática. También se menciona el objetivo general y los objetivos específicos. Luego se realiza una revisión del estado del arte para conocer antecedentes, tendencias y casos de éxito referidos al tema. En él segundo capítulo se establecen los conceptos necesarios para el entendimiento de las definiciones. En el tercer capítulo se presenta el análisis del problema, sus causas, impacto y la toma de requerimientos que debe cumplir la solución propuesta. En el cuarto capítulo se realiza el diseño de cada objetivo específico. Finalmente, en el capítulo cinco se valida el diseño propuesto. / The purpose of this work is to explain how problems related to the unavailability of IT services of the traditional digital workplace can be solved. As well as, how to align employees, technology and processes to improve operational efficiency in a company in the mining sector that is in a digital transformation initiative to follow the trend of mining 4.0. For which the use of a Cloud computing platform is proposed that offers the benefits of the modern workplace digital concept. Which consists of modernizing the workplace through technology that provides users with mobility, high availability of services, innovative collaboration tools and information security of corporate data. To demonstrate this, this work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter develops introductory aspects about the target organization that has a problem situation. The general objective and the specific objectives are also mentioned. Then a review of the state of the art is carried out to find out background, trends and success stories related to the subject. The second chapter establishes the concepts necessary for understanding the definitions. The third chapter presents the analysis of the problem, its causes, impact and the requirements that the proposed solution must meet. In the fourth chapter, the design of each specific objective is carried out. Finally, in chapter five the proposed design is validated. / Tesis

Ein Großteil der globalen Merger & Acquisitions (M&A) finden im Dienstleistungssektor statt. Der Integrationsprozess ist ausschlaggebend für den Erfolg einer M&A. Allerdings tritt die erhoffte Wertschöpfung bei einem Großteil der fusionierten Unternehmen nicht ein. Gerade im Dienstleistungssektor ist das Know-How der Organisation in den Prozessen gebündelt und bildet dadurch den Unternehmenswert, daher kommt der Prozessharmonisierung (PH) eine essentielle Bedeutung für das Gelingen der Post Merger Integration (PMI) zu. Eine effiziente PH und die Etablierung eines gemeinsamen Managementsystems wird in der PMI erschwert durch die oft angespannte Situation des Change Prozesses. Zeitdruck, kulturelle Unterschiede, Interessenskonflikte sowie weitere Störfaktoren können das Vorhaben beeinträchtigen. Insbesondere die Integrationsansätze Absorption und Symbiose erfordern eine neue vereinheitlichte Unternehmensstruktur und beeinflussen Managementsystem und Prozesslandschaft eines Unternehmens erheblich. Gleichzeitig gewinnt die Digitalisierung zunehmend an Bedeutung, so dass im Rahmen der PH eine Modernisierung hinsichtlich Industrie 4.0 / Qualität 4.0 geprüft werden sollte. Die vorliegende Arbeit fasst 10 Einzelbeiträge zum Themenbereich PH in fusionierten Dienstleistungsunternehmen im Zeitalter Industrie 4.0 zu einer kumulativen Dissertation zusammen, mit dem Ziel eine Methode zur PH in der PMI zu entwickeln. Der Forschungsmethode des Design Science Research folgend bauen die Einzelbeiträge aufeinander auf, beginnend mit einer systematischen Literaturanalyse, gefolgt von einer Anforderungsanalyse unter Nutzung der Mixed-Methods-Forschung und der Entwicklung und Anwendung eines Artefakts. Als Artefakt präsentiert die vorliegende Arbeit eine Methode, bestehend aus dem Vorgehensmodell ProMerge! mit zugehörigem Tool ProMergeTool!, das fusionierte Organisationen bei der PH in der PMI methodisch unterstützt. Die Anwendbarkeit und Praxistauglichkeit der Methode wird in einem realen Anwendungsfall demonstriert.:VORWORT I ABSTRACT II INHALTSVERZEICHNIS III ABBILDUNGSVERZEICHNIS V TABELLENVERZEICHNIS VI ABKÜRZUNGSVERZEICHNIS VII 1 MOTIVATION UND PROBLEMSTELLUNG 1 2 FORSCHUNGSDESIGN 3 2.1 WISSENSCHAFTSTHEORETISCHE POSITIONIERUNG 3 2.2 FORSCHUNGSZIEL 4 2.3 FORSCHUNGSMETHODE 5 3 ANFORDERUNGEN AN DAS ARTEFAKT 7 4 AUFBAU DER DISSERTATION 9 4.1 ÜBERBLICK 9 4.2 ZUSAMMENFASSUNG DER EINZELBEITRÄGE 11 4.2.1 Bedarfe zur Prozessharmonisierung in fusionierten Dienstleistungsunternehmen im Zeitalter Quality 4.0 11 4.2.2 Methodologies for process harmonization in the post merger integration phase - a literature review 12 4.2.3 Prozessharmonisierung in der Post Merger Integration – Qualitätskriterien für den Integrationsprozess 13 4.2.4 Process Harmonization Phase Model in Post Merger Integration 13 4.2.5 Significance of Quality 4.0 in Post Merger Process Harmonization 14 4.2.6 Successful Post Merger Process Harmonization in the Triangle of Methodologies, Capabilities and Acceptance 16 4.2.7 Mixed Methods approach as requirements analysis of a method for process harmonization in Design Science Research 17 4.2.8 Creating a Method for Post-Merger Process Harmonization 18 4.2.9 Evaluating a Method for Process Harmonization 19 4.2.10 Prozessharmonisierung in der Post-Merger-Integration mit ProMerge! und ProMergeTool! - ein Anwendungsbeispiel 20 5 DISKUSSION UND FAZIT 21 5.1 DISKUSSION DER ERGEBNISSE 21 5.1.1 Gestaltung als Artefakt 21 5.1.2 Problemrelevanz 22 5.1.3 Suchprozess zur Gestaltung des Artefakts 22 5.1.4 Design Evaluation 22 5.1.5 Kommunikation der Forschungsergebnisse 23 5.1.6 Rigorosität der Forschung 23 5.1.7 Forschungsbeitrag 24 5.2 WISSENSCHAFTLICHER BEITRAG 24 5.3 PRAKTISCHER BEITRAG 25 REFERENZEN 27 ANHANG 1: FRAGEBOGEN FÜR EXPERTENINTERVIEWS 30 ANHANG 2: FRAGEBOGEN QUANTITATIVE ANALYSE 31 ANHANG 3: PROMERGE! 36 ANHANG 4: PROMERGETOOL! - AUSSCHNITTE 37 6 EINZELBEITRAG 1 40 7 EINZELBEITRAG 2 41 8 EINZELBEITRAG 3 42 9 EINZELBEITRAG 4 43 10 EINZELBEITRAG 5 44 11 EINZELBEITRAG 6 45 12 EINZELBEITRAG 7 46 13 EINZELBEITRAG 8 47 14 EINZELBEITRAG 9 72 15 EINZELBEITRAG 10 91

[pt] A pandemia da COVID-19 se espalhou rapidamente pelo mundo. No Brasil, várias organizações, como a Cruz Vermelha Brasileira (CVB), atuaram em diversas ações contra a disseminação do vírus e de apoio às populações mais vulneráveis. Em resposta às emergências de saúde pública, os suprimentos de socorro imediatos são essenciais para reduzir danos. Para assegurar a distribuição dos donativos aos beneficiários no tempo certo, é fundamental uma gestão adequada da cadeia de suprimentos (CS). Esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal a revisão dos processos da CVB, à luz da literatura, visando promover condições reais de transformação nos referidos processos, com vistas à melhoria do desempenho organizacional e da eficiência e eficácia na distribuição dos itens de alívio. Baseando-se em uma Revisão de Escopo da literatura, identificar o estado da arte sobre os Fatores Críticos de Sucesso da Logística Humanitária em situações de crise epidemiológicas, como a COVID-19, e as melhores práticas para alcançá-los. Neste trabalho, é conduzido um Estudo de Caso sobre a cadeia logística da CVB em que, através de entrevistas com especialistas e análise documental de publicações oficiais, foi diagramado o fluxograma dos macroprocessos atuais (captação e recebimento de doações, distribuição das doações, recebimento nas filiais, distribuição de última milha). Em seguida, à luz da literatura, identificou-se 10 oportunidades de melhoria, resultando na revisão de seus processos, reformulando e validando os macroprocessos logísticos da CVB, onde foi possível concluir que as melhorias propostas são viáveis e apresentam um potencial significativo de impacto positivo nas atividades humanitárias da organização. / [en] The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread throughout the world. In Brazil, various organizations, such as the Brazilian Red Cross (CVB), have engaged in several actions against the spread of the virus and in support of the most vulnerable populations. In response to public health emergencies, immediate relief supplies are essential to reduce harm. To ensure the timely distribution of donations to beneficiaries, proper supply chain management (SCM) is fundamental. This dissertation aims to review CVB s processes in light of the literature, in order to promote real conditions for transformation in these processes, with a view to improving organizational performance and effectiveness in distributing relief items. Based on a Scoping Review of the literature, the state of the art on Critical Success Factors of Humanitarian Logistics in epidemiological crisis situations, such as COVID-19, and the best practices to achieve them were identified. In this work, a Case Study was conducted on CVB s logistics chain, in which, through interviews with experts and documentary analysis of official publications, the flowchart of current macro-processes (donation capture and receipt, donation distribution, branch receipt, last-mile distribution) was diagrammed. Next, in light of the literature, 10 opportunities for improvement were identified, resulting in the revision of its processes, reformulating and validating CVB s logistics macro-processes, where it was possible to conclude that the proposed improvements are feasible and present significant potential for positive impact on the organization s humanitarian activities.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the opportunities that Industry 4.0 brings within the framework of applying Cyber Physical Systems in an environment of a Smart Factory. This paper shall identify the changes within daily business processes and the impact of these changes on the daily business life. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research is carried out as a case study research. Due to a qualitative approach for this case study interviews are conducted and the results are analyzed and discussed. Findings: Industry 4.0 will change the way we are working today and influence businesses and business processes in many ways. Data handling, processes and efficiency will change and the way we perceive manufacturing will change in a long term view. Further Research: It would be recommended to expand this research by conducting more research in this particular field as well as impacts on the employee should be studied more in detail.

Flexibility and Interoperability have become important characteristics for organisations and their business processes. The need to control flexible business processes within an organisation’s boundaries and between organisations imposes major requirements on a company’s process control capabilities. Workflow Management Systems (WFMS) try to fulfil these requirements by offering respective product features. Evidence suggests that the achievement of flexible business processes and an inter-organisational process control is also influenced by implementation processes for Workflow Management Applications (WFMA). [A WFMA comprises the WFMS and "all WFMS specific data with regard to one or more business processes" [VER01]]. The impact of a WFMA implementation methodology on the fulfilment of these requirements is the research scope of the project. The thesis provides knowledge in the following areas: 1. Review of the relationship between workflow management and the claim for process flexibility respectively -interoperability. 2. Definition of a research-/evaluation framework for workflow projects. This framework is composed of all relevant research variables that have been identified for the thesis. 3. Empirical survey of relevant workflow-project objectives and their priority in the context of process flexibility and –interoperability. 4. Empirical survey of the objectives’ achievement. 5. Empirical survey of methodologies / activities that have been applied within workflow projects. 6. Derivation of the project methodologies’ effectiveness in terms of the impact that applied activities had on project objectives. 7. Evaluation of existing workflow life-cycle models in accordance with the research framework. 8. Identification of basic improvements for workflow implementation processes with respect to the achievement of flexible and interoperable business processes. The first part of the thesis argues the relevance of the subject. Afterwards research variables that constitute the evaluation framework for WFMA implementation processes are stepwise identified and defined. An empirical study then proves the variables’ effectiveness for the achievement of process flexibility and –interoperability within the WFMA implementation process. After this the framework is applied to evaluate chosen WFMA implementation methodologies. Identified weaknesses and effective methodological aspects are utilised to develop generic methodological improvements. These improvements are later validated by means of a case study and interviews with workflow experts.